Tumor-Stroma Ratio Is an Independent Predictor for Survival in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma kai Wang, MD, Wei Ma, MD, Jianbo Wang, MD, Liang Yu, MD, Xiaomei Zhang, MD, Zhenbo Wang, MD, Bingxu Tan, MD, Nana Wang, MD, Bing Bai, MD, Shengsi Yang, MD, Houqiang Liu, MD, Shengjie Zhu, MD, Yufeng Cheng, MD, PhD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 1457-1461 (September 2012) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318260dfe8 Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Hematoxylin and eosin stained 5 µm sections of esophageal squmaous cell carcinoma (original magnification ×100). A, Example of stroma-rich (stroma ratio ≥ 50%). B, Example of stroma-poor (stroma ratio < 50%). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2012 7, 1457-1461DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e318260dfe8) Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves for survival of all 95 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (stroma poor versus stroma rich). Both 3-year overall survival (A) and disease-free survival (B) between two groups remained statistically significant. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2012 7, 1457-1461DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e318260dfe8) Copyright © 2012 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions